Wandering cops move from department to department

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but his supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a “dangerous lack of composure” during firearms training.

Cleveland Police didn’t check on Loehmann’s history. So it was Loehmann who responded in the fall of 2014 to the Cleveland park where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was playing with what turned out to be a toy gun. Loehmann shot him dead.

“Wandering cops” who lose their jobs in one place only to be rehired pose a persistent roadblock to police accountability.

There is a straightforward solution, experts say:

- a national database open to the public with the names of all officers who have engaged in misconduct;

- a requirement that all law enforcement agencies consult that database before hiring.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/wandering-cops-move-department-department-140946777.html

[Wounded Bear]

1. Definitely need this...nt

[FoxNewsSucks]

2. Looks like the police departments

use "wandering priests" as the model

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Know a cop...

Funny dude and an old drinking buddy, but I knew he was a shitty cop. Used to post on Facebook every day before he went to work, "Well, off to ruin someone's day today." Was involved in a shooting early on the job. Then had several off duty incidents, one where he got in a fight outside a bar and pulled out his service weapon on 2 guys he claimed were assaulting him. Another time was pulled over Super Drunk with his infant daughter in the car seat behind him. He's still a cop, worked for 4 different departments now that I know of.

[Leith]

4. This is ripe for a parody song

Maybe along the lines of WKRP in Cincinnati:

Baby, if you've ever wondered
Wondered whatever became of me
I'm trolling on the streets of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, CPD.

[Verse 2]
Got kind of tired packing and unpacking
Town to town and up and down till the trial
Maybe me and blue were never meant to be
But baby flee from me once in awhile...

[Grins]

5. Really bad Sheriff in Florida.

Got on the wrong side of a citizen who confronted him over sexual assault of one of his female employees.

Sheriff put hand on gun and “Do you know who I am...?”

Guy backed off. Pissed. But tracked him down and did research. Wasn’t the first time for this “Sheriff.” Did I mention the citizen was also Chapter President of the very large GOP county where he lived...? Yup.

Took what he found to then-Gov Jeb Bush, under the law - the ONLY person who can fire a Sheriff. Jeb fired him.

Last I heard, shortly later that ex-Sheriff got a sheriff’s job - in al-Abama!